Palermo strikes back.

 





On 11 February 2025, Italian police carried out a major operation in Palermo, Sicily, targeting key mafia districts. With 1 200 officers deployed in the city and surrounding areas, and aerial surveillance to support the raids, law enforcement officers arrested over 180 people from the notorious clans that have ruled the Sicilian mafia, the Cosa Nostra, for the past two decades.


European Observatories Analysis : Despite a hard blow to Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian mafia remains resilient.

Location: Palermo, PA, Italy

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